Introductory Text
Part I Preliminary
1.Short and collective titles
2.Division of Act into Parts
3.Interpretation
4.Incorporation of Harbours Clauses Act, 1847
Part II Duties and general powers of the Authority
5.General duties and powers
6.Jurisdiction of Authority
7.Power to acquire undertakings
8.Powers relating to land
9.Authority to be local lighthouse authority
10.Powers as to vessels, plant and equipment
11.Power to license tugs, etc.
12.Power to operate transport
13.Power to hire out plant
14.Power to provide parking places and to make charges
15.Power to provide dwelling-houses and make loans
16.Returns and statistics
17.Authority may contract for police
18.Powers of interrogation, removal and search
19.Power to supply electricity and water
20.General directions to vessels in the port and the Medway approach area
21.Special directions to vessels in the port and the Medway approach area
22.Directions to vessels at the docks
23.Publication of general directions
24.Manner of giving special directions
25.Master's responsibility to be unaffected
26.Failure to comply with directions
27.Enforcement of directions
28.Obstruction of harbour master and others
29.Hydrographic surveys within the Medway approach area
30.Further powers within the Medway approach area
31.Priority for Her Majesty's vessels
32.Repair of landing places and embankments
33.Removal of obstructions
34.Reclaiming creeks, etc.
35.Works in the port
36.Power to dredge
37.Licensing of works
38.Licence to dredge
39.Appeals in respect of works licence or dredging licence
40.Restriction on construction of works and dredging
41.Crown property
42.Provision against danger to navigation
43.Abatement of works abandoned or decayed
44.Survey of tidal works
45.Permanent lights on tidal works
46.Powers with respect to disposal of wrecks
47.Protection of Crown interests in wrecks
48.Power to appropriate lands and works for particular trades, etc.
Part III Financial
49.Borrowing powers
50.Temporary borrowing
51.Lenders not to be concerned with application of money lent
52.Authority not bound to recognise any trust
53.Power to charge interest to capital
54.Reserve fund
55.General insurance fund
56.Power to invest in securities of bodies corporate
57.Accounts and audit
58.Gratuities, etc.
59.Allowances and donations
Part IV Charges
60.Power to make certain charges
61.Conditions relating to payment of charges
62.As to payment of charges
63.As to compounded charges
64.Penalty for evading payment of charges
65.Claims for repayment of charges
66.Payment of charges on warehoused goods
67.Deposit for charges
68.Recovery of charges
69.Exemptions from charges
Part V Goods
70.As to entry of dangerous goods
71.Notice before entry of dangerous goods
72.Power to survey goods
73.Power to remove goods
74.Liability for safety of goods
75.Authority may issue warrants for deposited goods
76.Power to give directions as to loading or unloading of certain goods
77.Use of warehouses as bonded warehouses
Part VI Byelaws
78.General byelaws
79.Byelaws as to lights and signals, etc.
80.Byelaws relating to certain dangerous goods
81.Confirmation of byelaws and fines thereunder
Part VII Miscellaneous and general
82.Traffic offences on dock roads
83.Authentication of Authority's documents
84.Service of documents
85.For mutual protection of Authority and Port of London Authority
86.Crown rights
87.Crown right of access
88.For protection of electricity undertakers
89.For protection of gas undertakers
90.For protection of British Railways Board and Kent County Council
91.For protection of river authority
92.For protection of drainage authorities
93.For protection of Nature Conservancy
94.Saving for powers of Treasury
95.Saving for Trinity House
96.Saving for Rochester Bridge
97.Saving for labour scheme
98.Saving for Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1949
99.Saving for river authority, etc.
100.Saving for port health authority
101.Saving for Queenborough Fishery
102.Saving for Rochester Oyster Fishery
103.Saving for Faversham Oyster Fishery
104.Saving for Chatham Sun Pier
105.Saving for certain enactments
106.Saving for Coast Protection Act, 1949
107.Saving for Town and Country Planning Act, 1971
108.Amendment of Port of London Act, 1968
109.Repeals
110.Costs of Act
Schedule 1
Description of the Medway approach area
Schedule 2
Provisions applied to dock roads
Part I Provisions in respect of which certain officers of the Authority do not have the powers of a constable
Part II Provisions in respect of which certain officers of the Authority have the powers of a constable
Schedule 3
Repeals